Hi friends!
Sorry I’ve been MIA lately, I’ve been busy (read: borderline obsessed) working on my portrait photography and camping it up in Big Bear the last few days. Cooking has been on the back-burner for me and I’ve just been too lazy to work on recipes. Anywho, here’s a small recap of my camping trip!
To say the trip was filled with testosterone would be a bit of a understatement, since I was the lone female in a group of 8 guys. We had a combination of friends from college (Ryan, Forrest, Kevin, and one of their friends) and some older friends that Kyle and I have had since our high school days (Max, Kevin #2, and Patrick). Kyle picked all of the high school friends that live in our hometown up in his old truck on Saturday morning and we drove up to the mountains to meet the other guys. The soundtrack in the car included the boys chanting “MORE DUDES, MORE DUDES, MORE DUDES!!!”, which is when I started to doubt agreeing to go on a trip being the only girl (I joke, but seriously, MORE CHICKS).
Once we got to the camping grounds, everyone got to work unloading and setting up tents. We spent the rest of the day relaxing, cooking up some steaks and canned baked beans for dinner, drinking hot chocolate, and sitting around the campfire.
My friend Kevin borrowed my camera and got the most amazing photos of the stars and even tracked them by taking photos every 15 minutes or so and stacking the photos on top of each other.
After a not-so-great sleep on the ground, we got up and made some breakfast before heading over to a bait shop to pick up some nice big worms and fishing licenses for the day. We all split an enormous pontoon to take out on the lake for 4 hours and had an amazing time from the beginning of our time on it to when we had to drive it back to the docks!
This was Max’s first camping trip and I was really hoping he would catch a fish, and luckily, he randomly pulled in a huge… 3 inch catfish that we released back into the lake. You would have thought he had reeled in a huge 250 lb fish by the way we were cheering for him when he brought that fighter up 😉 . Halfway through our pontoon time, I caught a slightly bigger foot long Rainbow Bass, which totally made my day!
After returning the boat, we went back to the campground and immediately gathered up our things and went back down to the lake (a short 5 minute walk from where we were camping). Most of the guys decided to sit around and play a board game, but Max and I tried our hands at fishing from the shore.
Once it started to get chilly, we got a fire started and roasted some sausages and heated up some cold pesto pasta for dinner. Marshmallows followed!
After another restless sleep on the ground (filled with a pack of coyotes singing us a nice bedtime lullaby at 3 in the morning), we woke up early to pack up and get back on the road. The cleanup was pretty easy and we were saying our goodbyes and in the car by a little after 10. All-in-all, it was a great trip and we’re already talking about making it a yearly thing and potentially getting together sometime this winter to all go skiing!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend as well!
That looks like a great time! Even with all the testosterone, haha. I actually get along better with a big group of guys usually more than a big group of girls. Is that weird? Ha. And fishing, oh I love fishing! Congrats on catching the rainbow trout! Those are delicious. 😉
Busy is good. Just means you are living your life to the fullest. Good luck w/ your portfolio girl! Glad you had a blast camping w/ the guys. Without you, there would’ve been no photos. Thank goodness for you being able to capture all these special moments.
Check out that fish! You go girl. Sounds like super fun trip, even if you were the only girl.
If it makes you feel better I was the only girl camping 2 weekends ago, because the two girls who were supposed to go broke up with their bfs the week of (the odds?). Basically it was a girl bash fest, and terribly awkward. I took over all cooking duties and let them at it. Also that picture of your campground is awesome! What settings did you use to get that beauty!?
What a fun trip! That’s a sweet looking fish you caught. Next time they should let you bring along a girlfriend!
Looks like such a fun weekend!! The pictures of you and Kyle are absolutely adorable! And the picture you have with the campsite and the stars is awesome! I’ve been noticing that you’re pinning a lot of portrait photography things, so I bet you’ve been busy doing photo shoots! Good job girl!
Awww thanks, girlie! I’ve been pretty busy trying to immerse myself in doing more portraits. People are a liiittleee different from food hahah ;), so there’s a lot for me to learn!
Now this takes me back! I can definitely relate to being the only girl on a trip full of guys, but it still looks like you had an amazing weekend
It’s been a while since I’ve been camping, camping, and I kind of miss it! Always so many fun memories… even if they do involve a pack of coyotes at 3 AM 😉
It was still fun, just lots of farting and penis jokes LOL.
Looks like fun! Will you be sharing your income report this month?
Hi Jessie! I don’t think I’ll be putting together a huge report like normal this month, since I’ve been so busy. If you send me an email, I can go over my numbers with you, though!
What a FUN trip!!! Love it! Also, so excited about your photography!
Thanks girlie! It’s nice to be home in my own bed, I must admit ;).
What an exciting trip! I’m sure you held your own with those “More Dudes” lol! The stars picture is really beautiful. My boyfriend is into the layering. I’m not so talented as you two but I should send you some of his stuff!
i absolutely love these photos! <3
Wow- those pictures of the stars are unbelievable- so cool! I would love to plan a trip like that with friends- maybe next year!
Those star pictures are amazing! I’ve been on several trips where I’m the only girl or one of a limited few. Sometimes those trips are more fun although I’m pretty sure the cooking/organising was usually left to me!
That looks really fun! Out camping with great people in nature…. <3 lol! 'more chicks!!' No kidding I'd be feeling like the loner in that group! 😉
This looks like SO much fun!! I’ve been wanting to just pack up and drive somewhere random and just camp there for a night. There’s just something about the isolation and no technology that I love about camping! And those star pics.. omg. So cool!!
I would have been that “MORE CHICKS” for you any day of the week! Sounds like such a beautiful time, and I love all of the photography.